DANBURY -- Driving down Main Street, the pavement is bounded by serious piles of late-winter urban slush -- that nasty mix of snow, road salt and dirt, frozen in place.

For some store owners, it's not just unsightly; it's dangerous and bad for business.

"I called City Hall about it on Monday," said Russ Mooma, owner of The Music Guild, the Main Street musical instrument store that's a fixture on the street.

"They said they'd come out and move it," but that clearly hasn't happened, Mooma said.

The pile completely lines the street near the music store's location. While the city has plowed out a few parking spaces, some remain buried, including the only space for handicapped drivers on the stretch.

That means people who want to use the businesses on Main Street can't get to them without some planning and some walking.

"A lot of my customers are complaining," said Catia DaSilva of the Mirante Agency, an insurance company a few doors away from The Music Guild. "They don't have a place to park. It's definitely hurting our business."

And, DaSilva said, all the snow is even making it tricky to navigate on foot.